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"I was forced to use AI until the day I was laid off." Copywriters reveal how AI has decimated their industry
Copywriters were one of the first to have their jobs targeted by AI firms. These are their stories, three years into the AI era.
Dec 12
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A code red for AI
Sam Altman issued a 'code red' for OpenAI. Meanwhile, political fault lines are widening in the GOP in Washington, and the public is protesting its…
Dec 7
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Brian Merchant
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Journalists win a key battle over AI in the newsroom
PLUS: Artists fight for an AI transparency law in the belly of the beast, a Spotify mass deletion event, and an interview with a top video games…
Dec 3
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A bloody Cyber Monday discount
In which Blood in the Machine attempts its first subscription sale
Dec 1
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Brian Merchant
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November 2025
How to quit Spotify
This Black Friday, here's a guide to finding the best Spotify alternative
Nov 28
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Brian Merchant
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Lost in the slop layer
How AI has encrusted our culture and social sphere in a sedimentary layer of slop.
Nov 24
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Trump and big tech take two more stabs at ending AI democracy
The plot to ban AI lawmaking in the US is back on two separate fronts, and the tech oligarchy is all-in.
Nov 20
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Brian Merchant
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Guillermo del Toro's 'Frankenstein' gets the monster right for the age of AI
Too bad he lets the founders off easy.
Nov 15
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Brian Merchant
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How to dis-enshittify the world, with Cory Doctorow
A chat with the SF writer, activist, and author about his world-conquering coinage and how workers can take back the internet.
Nov 10
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Cory Doctorow
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What’s really going on with AI and jobs?
Record-breaking layoff reports, Amazon's mass firings, and a slump in entry level employment. Is AI behind it all?
Nov 6
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Brian Merchant
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October 2025
Understanding the tech oligarchy and its gilded rage with Jacob Silverman
Why did Silicon Valley's most powerful figures lurch right and embrace authoritarianism? Why are they so angry? How do we push back? Plus, some great…
Oct 31
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Brian Merchant
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Jacob Silverman
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How artists behind Marvel, Alien, and the Matrix are fighting AI
With solidarity, legislation, class action lawsuits, and a little help from Guillermo del Toro. Plus, the Luddite Renaissance continues, and I open the…
Oct 29
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Brian Merchant
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